Systems of Domination after Slavery: The Control of Land and Labor in the British West Indies after 1838
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- beyond slavery
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Comparative Studies in Society and History
- Vol. 23 (4) , 591-619
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0010417500013578
Abstract
Four years after their “emancipation” in 1838, the former slaves of British Guiana protested against their conditions and their unfair treatment by the planters who sought to bind them to labor on the estates. When the planters introduced certain rules and regulations, which were intended to regulate the quality and quantity of work, and to reduce labor costs by lowering wages and abolishing customary allowances of free medical attention, housing, and provision grounds, the workers complained to the stipendiary magistrates and stopped work.Keywords
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